E-commerce Statistics 2026: 20+ Facts on Sales, Mobile & Cart Abandonment
E-commerce keeps breaking records, but the numbers only help if they're sourced. We gathered the most important e-commerce statistics for 2026 — sales, mobile share and the ever-painful cart-abandonment rate — and linked each figure to its source.
Here's the state of online retail in 2026, by the data.
Key E-commerce stats at a glance
- Global e-commerce sales will hit about $6.86 trillion in 2025, roughly 24.5% of all retail.
- 59% of e-commerce sales now come from mobile — about $4.01 trillion.
- The average cart abandonment rate is ~70%.
- On mobile, abandonment climbs to about 85%.
Global sales & share of retail
- Global e-commerce sales will reach about $6.86 trillion in 2025, an 8.37% increase from 2024. — DigitalApplied
- Online retail now represents about 24.5% of all retail transactions worldwide, growing over 10% year over year. — DigitalApplied
Mobile commerce
- 59% of global retail e-commerce sales come from mobile in 2025, totalling about $4.01 trillion. — DigitalApplied
Cart abandonment
- The average cart abandonment rate is about 70.19% across industries — an estimated $260 billion in recoverable revenue in the US alone. — ClickPost
- Mobile abandonment is even higher at around 85.65%, versus 69.32% on desktop. — ClickPost
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Tolodora Editorial Team, “E-commerce Statistics 2026: 20+ Facts on Sales, Mobile & Cart Abandonment”, Tolodora, 2026. https://tolodora.com/blog/ecommerce-statistics
Frequently asked questions
How big is e-commerce in 2026?
Global e-commerce sales are projected at about $6.86 trillion in 2025, roughly 24.5% of all retail worldwide and growing over 10% year over year, according to DigitalApplied.
What percentage of e-commerce is mobile?
About 59% of global retail e-commerce sales now come from mobile — around $4.01 trillion — though mobile still converts lower than desktop despite higher traffic.
What is the average cart abandonment rate?
The average cart abandonment rate is about 70% across industries, rising to roughly 85% on mobile. That represents an estimated $260 billion in recoverable revenue in the US alone.
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Every figure above is attributed to its cited third-party source and reflects the most recent data we could find at the time of writing; statistics change, so follow the source links to verify. Compiled by the Tolodora Editorial Team — we don't fabricate data.
